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Effective Altruism: What it is, What it Does, and How You Can Help
Effective Altruism: What it is, What it Does, and How You Can Help
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Length:
34 minutes
Released:
Jul 25, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
80,000 Hours provides research and support to help students and graduates switch into careers that effectively tackle the world’s most pressing problems.
Benjamin Todd is the president and co-founder of 80,000 Hours. He managed the organisation while it grew from a lecture, to a student society, to the organization it is today. He also helped to get effective altruism started in Oxford in 2011.
Caleb Zakarin is the Assistant Editor of the New Books Network (Twitter: @caleb_zakarin).
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Benjamin Todd is the president and co-founder of 80,000 Hours. He managed the organisation while it grew from a lecture, to a student society, to the organization it is today. He also helped to get effective altruism started in Oxford in 2011.
Caleb Zakarin is the Assistant Editor of the New Books Network (Twitter: @caleb_zakarin).
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Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/science-technology-and-society
Released:
Jul 25, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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